Nora, we were talking the other day and if we lived out there, we;d totally want that house. So much old world charm and those wide floor planks!! To. Die. For.

It's the other one that's being built on the truck frame.

The Forrester is built on the Impreza platform, which is Subaru's small car platform. The Outback is built on the Legend platform, which is Subaru's midsize car platform. They have a new SUV called the Tribeca that is much larger and can seat seven, but it still is a unibody not a frame and body like a truck.

thanks, Aimée! Feel free to send "screw you, lady!" vibes to the blondie at the bottom of the listing page. civic duty my ass.

If I'm recalling my mother's real estate courses correctly, phantom buyers are illegal as well as being unethical.

But this information is at least fifteen years old, and in California, to boot.

Feel free to send "screw you, lady!" vibes to the blondie at the bottom of the listing page. civic duty my ass.

Screw you vibes being sent, captain. warp speed.

I'll do it...I have a million of them.

We have an Element this week for the BF to review (for About.com Go! Read!). He just picked it up this morning. We had last year's model, which we both liked so much that we decided it's our next car (in the mythical "we actually have some money" future).

thank you, everyone for your perspective. I know this subject is pretty tiresome, at this point (probably from the get go), but it is so emotionally wrought that it's hard to talk about with non-invisible friends/family. So, very helpful.

BTW, the screw you lady vibes, were jokey though. although I do "grr" at her a little bit. she's just doing her job, which is getting as much money as possible for her client. well done, agent person. it was the being left hanging all. damn. day. that made me insane.

Robin, we can get one through Flexcar, so we're going to (once we have an extra carseat base) check one out so that we can see if Paul likes it, too.

I suspect that by this time next year, if I've been working, we'll be needing to replace the Civic (if not, we'll still be needing, just not able). I figure that even a year from now, we should be able to get at least $3500 for it, and we normally get a few thousand back at tax time (yes, we overwithold like a mo-fo), so it might even be doable without adding a lot to expenses.

They have a new SUV called the Tribeca that is much larger and can seat seven, but it still is a unibody not a frame and body like a truck.

Thanks, Gud. I didn't think the Outback was the one either because it too looks smaller than the average SUV.

Anyway, it's all fantasy stuff right now. We can't buy a car unless someone drops a huge, mysterious wad of cash in our laps.